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Pro tip from Chris Sharma: That's how you can dynamically secure with the Grigri

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Properly securing does not just mean being able to hold a fall. Properly securing means first and foremost securing statically or dynamically in the right situation. In this video, Chris Sharma explains how the Grigri dynamically backs up and in which situation static backup is the better choice.

Dynamically secure with the Grigri by Petzl

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Credits: Pictures Mathis Dumas/ Petzl

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Will Bosi makes a strong start to the new year: With »Por do Sol«, the 27-year-old Scotsman achieves the first ascent of his long-term project, Portugal's hardest boulder.
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Connor Herson secures the first replay of »Towing the Line«(8c)

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Twenty-two-year-old American Connor Herson became the first person to repeat the rarely climbed test piece "Towing the Line" on Empath Cliff in Kirkwood, California. Unlike its more famous neighbor "Empath," the route offers powerful climbing in the style of Carlo Traversi, characterized by technical precision, thoughtful movements, and flawless granite.
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Aidan Roberts opens new 8B+ in Yosemite

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Strong, stronger, Aidan Roberts. The young Brit is known for competing at the top of the hard bouldering scene. Now, at the start of the new year, he's established a new, steep, and challenging boulder problem, "The Bee's Knees," graded 8B+, in Yosemite Valley, USA. 
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»Le clin d'œil« | Schüpbach, Sala & Kolly open mixed route on Dent Blanche

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Will Bosi makes the first ascent of Portugal's hardest boulder problem, "Por do Sol" 8C+

Editors -
Will Bosi makes a strong start to the new year: With »Por do Sol«, the 27-year-old Scotsman achieves the first ascent of his long-term project, Portugal's hardest boulder.
Read more
00:07:47

Connor Herson secures the first replay of »Towing the Line«(8c)

Editors -
Twenty-two-year-old American Connor Herson became the first person to repeat the rarely climbed test piece "Towing the Line" on Empath Cliff in Kirkwood, California. Unlike its more famous neighbor "Empath," the route offers powerful climbing in the style of Carlo Traversi, characterized by technical precision, thoughtful movements, and flawless granite.
Read more

Aidan Roberts opens new 8B+ in Yosemite

Editors -
Strong, stronger, Aidan Roberts. The young Brit is known for competing at the top of the hard bouldering scene. Now, at the start of the new year, he's established a new, steep, and challenging boulder problem, "The Bee's Knees," graded 8B+, in Yosemite Valley, USA. 
Read more